Zhang Shuai’s floundering form on the WTA Tour over the last year and a half has culminated in her claiming the record for the longest losing streak in the Open Era of tennis. She broke the unwanted record after a first-round exit at the 2024 Cincinnati Open on August 14. Zhang faced Diane Shnaider in…
Match Details Fixture: (9) Daria Kasatkina vs (Q) Taylor Townsend Date: August 15, 2024 Tournament: Cincinnati Open 2024 Round: Second Round (Round of 32) Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio, US Category: WTA 1000 Surface: Hard Prize Money: $3,211,715 Live Telecast: US – Tennis Channel | UK – Sky Sports | Canada – TSN+…
Stefanos Tsitsipas recently looked back at a life-changing incident. In 2015, Tsitsipas and a friend went swimming while participating in a third-tier tennis event in Crete, when they almost fatally misjudged the strength of the currents. The two teenage boys were in a life-threatening situation until Tsitsipas’s father and coach, Apostolo, dived in to haul…
Day 4 of the 2024 Cincinnati Open will feature a lot of matches involving the top seeds in the men’s draw. The major headline fixture would be last year’s runner-up Carlos Alcaraz looking to begin his campaign against Frenchman Gael Monfils. Other top seeds like Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas will also look…
Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka, and Bianca Andreescu headline the list of wildcards for the US Open 2024. The season’s final Major will take place in New York from August 26 to September 8. All four have won the US Open in the past. Osaka has hoisted the winner’s trophy twice,…
Day 4 of the Cincinnati Open 2024 will see players in action for their second-round matches on Thursday, August 15. Carlos Alcaraz will contest his first match since losing to Novak Djokovic in the gold medal play-off at the Paris Olympics. The young Spaniard will take on Gael Monfils. Defending champion Coco Gauff will begin…
Taylor Townsend became emotional after her first-round win over compatriot Caroline Dolehide at the ongoing 2024 Cincinnati Open. The 28-year-old’s family and closest friends were present to watch her fixture at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. The World No. 51 had to work her way into the Cincinnati Open women’s singles main draw by winning…
